Archive for February, 2007
Norelpref: Media Bob Blog
February 10th, 2007If Cryptogon had a soundtrack, this would be it: http://www.norelpref.com/ It’s tough to describe… Max Headroom inspired audio haiku? I just had to close the page. I was burning up my alloted bandwidth for the day in a matter of minutes.
CRYPTOGON READER CONTRIBUTES $100
February 10th, 2007WOW! Thanks, DR! Hint: In five years of running Cryptogon, I’ve never had an exclusive area for contributors or subscribers. That is about to change. All Cryptogon readers, including people who haven’t contributed yet, will continue to have access to the type of content that they have come to know and rely upon over the […]
DISA Plans New Top-Secret Presidential Network
February 9th, 2007The focus on HEMP is interesting. Via: fcw.com: The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) has developed a six-year plan budgeted at $35 million to beef up presidential communications with a new top-secret network and multimedia Crisis Management System (CMS) designed to operate in a wide range of fixed locations, on Air Force One and on […]
NSA Electricity Crisis Gets Senate Scrutiny
February 9th, 2007Via: Baltimore Sun: The National Security Agency’s impending electricity shortfall is “sort of a national catastrophe,” Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said yesterday. Rockefeller, who took over as head of the panel when Democrats regained control of the Senate this month, called the power shortage a symptom of […]
The Untold Story of Milk
February 9th, 2007Oh man, I can’t wait to get this: The Untold Story of Milk: Green Pastures, Contented Cows and Raw Dairy Products by Ron Schmid. Via: Amazon Reviewer: Milk is bad for you. No mammal needs milk after being weaned. Raw milk is dirty, dangerous, and a major health hazard. Only pasteurized milk is clean and […]
The Brain Scan that Can Read People’s Intentions
February 9th, 2007Clearly, the greatest Magic 8 Ball of all! HA! Via: Guardian: A team of world-leading neuroscientists has developed a powerful technique that allows them to look deep inside a person’s brain and read their intentions before they act. The research breaks controversial new ground in scientists’ ability to probe people’s minds and eavesdrop on their […]
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with Blue Host
February 9th, 2007Many thanks to Andrew, a long time Cryptogon reader and supporter who decided to host andrewmamo.com with Blue Host. Cryptogon receives $65! Related: Hosting with Blue Host via Cryptogon
London Is the New Plutocrats’ Paradise
February 9th, 2007Is it a coincidence that London is the most Orwellian city in the world? Via: Independent: From frenzied bidding for art worth £400m to a stampede for fine French wine, London is in the grip of an unprecedented spending spree fuelled by £9bn of City bonuses and an influx of super-wealthy foreigners. The capital has […]
HSBC WARNS OVER U.S. MORTGAGE BAD DEBT
February 9th, 2007Via: Times Online: HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, last night gave warning that bad debts in its troubled US mortgage lending business would be 20 per cent higher than forecast. The bank blamed the impact of slowing house price growth, which it said is being reflected in accelerated delinquency trends across the US sub-prime mortgage market. […]
South Africa to Hold Mass-Scale HIV Vaccine Trial
February 9th, 2007Oh sure. Via: AFP: The first mass trial of an HIV vaccine which has yielded promising results in smaller tests in the United States and elsewhere is to be launched in AIDS-hit South Africa, it was announced. The South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative said the programme, baptised Phambili or “Going Forward” in the Xhosa language, […]
